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May 9 2008 - Statistics Canada reports that the unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in April even though employment increased by an estimated 19,000 over the month as more people entered the job market. Calculated in the U.S. manner, the participation rate reached 64.5% in April.
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' ]- s& k$ r/ k- _: yOnly Manitoba registered significant jobs growth during the month. Overall, the decline in manufacturing jobs continues as a major trend with 112,000 factory jobs lost since April 2007. 3 _* D' R( s7 r, r+ k7 o
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
' C6 |$ s, j. h# z* Z% v7 O( @. @Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
# v! C- P ^( p( l# Q* F, P G$ SPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
$ r7 w# M$ D: b. R9 sNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
( w3 B7 A" `; C U5 x; X+ iNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 2 V$ v! z5 O2 c: [" |+ l' s. }
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 2 a! `, x9 w3 L9 J: M
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) . P/ f& ~# r& i# E3 w& _
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ! @, N8 r+ T. i: j: v. H
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
3 z3 j6 v, O$ SAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) , ^: x$ P g5 [4 e
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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